Chapter 80 - The Japs and the Ning Traitors, All Deserve to Die

The evening wind, carrying a hint of warmth, brushed past the pavilion. Yang Siyao's hair scattered behind her.

Looking at Yang Siyao's appearance, Song Yan let out a small sigh of relief. He had been a little worried that Yang Siyao would be unable to accept this sudden bad news. But it seemed that although Yang Siyao had 'darkened' a bit, her will had not completely collapsed.

This was a good thing.

After all, this 'darkening' was not directed at him.

The expression on Yang Siyao's face seemed to have completely returned to normal. If not for the fine beads of water still hanging on her long eyelashes, Song Yan would even have suspected that the extremely weak girl from before was just an illusion he had accidentally seen.

"Since the deal has been made, my side will start to move quickly. You also know that I don't have many people under my command. After I return to the Luo Mansion, I will request that Mother arrange for some people to sneak into Langya to investigate your sister's situation."

This was currently a major weakness for Song Yan.

He lacked people he could deploy who belonged to him.

But this time, if he could win over Yang Siyao, perhaps she would become the first.

Yang Siyao nodded slightly: "I will also tell Younger Cousin everything I know. What you want to know should be about the matter between Yang Miaoqing and the Wokou, right?"

Song Yan nodded: "If the information I have is correct, ever since Yang Miaoqing lost her power to manage the household, Butler Wang has already cleaned out most of Yang Miaoqing's people in the Duke's mansion. It couldn't be that Yang Miaoqing personally ran off to the sea to contact the Wokou, right?"

In the distance, Wang Qingshan on the steps suddenly pricked up his ears, even forgetting to smoke his dry pipe.

"Mostly, but not absolutely." Yang Siyao shook her head and smiled: "Yang Miaoqing has been in charge of the Song family for so many years. In the end, she was bound to leave some fish that slipped through the net."

"It's just that, although I know there are fish that slipped through, as for where these fish are and who they are, I'm not clear on that."

"However, as for how Yang Miaoqing was able to get connected with the Wokou, I probably have some clues. Younger Cousin should know that the Yang family also has merchant caravans and does overseas business. In the past, the Yang family's merchant ships would also be plundered by the Wokou. But just over a decade ago, the Wokou suddenly stopped attacking the Yang family's merchant ships."

"The rumor outside is that the Yang family spent a high price to hire a group of martial artists to form a ship protection team, and then brought back three hundred Wokou heads. This act terrified the Wokou, and they no longer dared to attack the Yang family's merchant ships."

Song Yan's expression sank: "Let me guess. This was probably spread by the scholars sponsored by the Yang family, right? They probably even wrote some articles with ornate language to praise this act?"

Yang Siyao smiled and nodded.

"In reality, it was probably the Yang family giving information about other merchant ships' sailings to the Wokou. And the sea is vast; it's very troublesome for the Wokou to find merchant ships, so they were also in desperate need of an inside man."

"And so, they colluded?"

Since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of such beasts.

And those who can commit such beastly acts are mostly the aristocratic families, local gentry, or rich merchants. For these people, they can obtain greater benefits when other merchant ships are plundered. How could they care about the lives of others?

The smile on Yang Siyao's face did not change:

"Younger Cousin is truly smart."

"As for those three hundred heads, they must have been the villagers of some villages, right?"

"Yes.”

Fuck your mother.

Song Yan prided himself on being a modest gentleman, but at this moment, he couldn't help but want to curse.

No matter what era, damn Han traitors all deserve to be killed. These kinds of beasts are even more detestable than foreign tribes.

Yang Siyao glanced at Song Yan and spoke again:

“And to collude with the Wokou, one naturally needs a person responsible for liaison. Over so many years, the liaison person should have been changed many times. I suspect that a certain person who was once responsible for liaising with the Wokou was arranged to be by Yang Miaoqing's side."

"This person should be advanced in age."

"Most likely because he was old and feeble and could no longer frequently travel the seas, which is why he was replaced."

"This is all I can provide. I can't think of anything more."

Butler Wang on the steps finally got up. Yawning, he turned and left. It was unknown what he was going to do.

After a brief pause, Yang Siyao spoke again:

"That Yang Miaoqing even took out a map, on which the location of the Luo Mansion was specially marked. She told those Wokou that there was countless gold and silver in the Luo Mansion, and also a woman ten times more beautiful than her."

Killing intent filled Song Yan's eyes.

That bitch.

But there was one thing she wasn't wrong about. Whether it was Luo Yuheng or Luo Tianyi, both were ten times more beautiful than her. Even Gu Banxia was not someone she could compare to. She did have some self-awareness.

"Killing with a borrowed knife?"

Yang Siyao nodded, then shook her head:

"That was my initial thought as well, but it's not that simple. For Yang Miaoqing, killing you is probably the second thing she wants to do most in her heart. The first is to rescue Song Zhen."

"So, based on my judgment, Yang Miaoqing's real plan is to arrange for people to secretly attack the city-guarding soldiers at night, open the city gate, and let the Wokou into Ningping."

"Once the Wokou begin to burn, kill, and plunder, then whether it's the garrison soldiers, the bailiffs, or even the jailers in the prison, they might all be transferred away. At that time, the prison will surely be empty. The forces that Yang Miaoqing can currently mobilize are very limited. Only by doing this can she rescue Song Zhen from the dungeon."

Song Yan nodded. That was very possible.

"Didn't the Yang family arrange for people to come and help?"

"In the beginning, they did." Yang Siyao took a sip of tea.

"No matter what, the Yang family had spent so many resources on Song Zhen. To give up just like that, they were somewhat unwilling. Even though Song Zhen had committed the crime of murder, his identity as the legitimate son of a Duke's mansion was still of some use. It wasn't impossible to pay some price to help Song Zhen get exonerated. After all, the Yang family had plenty of money, and in the beginning, they did indeed arrange for some masters."

"But, these people all died."

Younger sister-in-law and Yushuang?

"These masters were all cultivated by the Yang family at great expense. The death of even one made the Yang family's heart ache."

"When they discovered that Song Zhen was a bottomless pit, the Yang family gave up on him."

"Of course, I have another speculation. On the surface, the Yang family is no longer arranging for masters to support Yang Miaoqing, but behind the scenes, they may have arranged for some First-Rank martial artists. Their strength is not high, and with a little disguise, they can perfectly pretend to be ordinary people and mix into Ningping."

"These people's strength is weaker, and they may not be the opponent of that mysterious master, but helping with a jailbreak when the defenses are empty should not be a difficult matter."

As expected of Yang Siyao. Perhaps because women are more meticulous, her consideration of matters was indeed more thorough than his own.

"For this kind of thing, the fewer people who know, the better, right? Why would Yang Miaoqing bring you along? Could this be a trap?"

"Yang Miaoqing probably doesn't suspect me. After all, my younger sister is still in their hands. She probably isn't worried that I would betray her." Yang Siyao thought seriously:

"But this concerns her son, so she is still very cautious. Perhaps this is also her final test for me. If I notify the authorities to arrest her, she will find a way to eliminate me."

"Of course, they definitely wouldn't be able to catch her. Yang Miaoqing has long since thought of a way to get away."

Song Yan's fingers tapped lightly on the stone table.

To attack a county town, the number of Wokou wouldn't be small.

At this time, the number of Wokou was relatively large, but it hadn't reached the point like in the Ming Dynasty period, where a few dozen Wokou would dare to charge into a Central Plains prefecture, break through several cities, and slaughter countless villages.

In Song Yan's view, for these Wokou to create chaos in Ningping County, they would need at least several hundred, or even a thousand men.

Speaking of which, who was the most formidable famous general in history for fighting the Wokou?

Qi Jiguang, probably.

Qi Jiguang seems to have a military treatise, the ‘Jixiao Xinshu’, which records how to fight the Wokou.

It should record the manufacturing of the 'wolf brush' and the training for the 'mandarin duck formation'.

But I don't know when exactly Yang Miaoqing is preparing to make her move, how much time is left, or if there's a chance to train a Qi Family Army.

All in all, others can live, but the Wokou must die.

If I don't kill the Japs, wouldn't I have transmigrated for nothing?

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